Letter from William Broad & Sons [merchants in Falmouth] to John Lindley [assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London], London
Information
Title
Letter from William Broad & Sons [merchants in Falmouth] to John Lindley [assistant secretary of the Horticultural Society of London], London
Record type
Archive
Original Reference
RHS/Col/7/1/2/37
Date
1 Oct 1838
Scope & content
Written from Falmouth
He acknowledges receipt of a letter dated 28 Sep; Lieutenant Downey, captain of the Linnet, was asked to take the boxes in Tampico [Mexico], but there was not space on board due to several passengers and their luggage as well as freight of specie [valuable cargo] and cochineal [cochineal insects, used for producing carmine dye]; they may be on board the next ship due to arrive, the Star
Extent
1 page letter (1 sheet)
Is part of
RHS archive: plant collector papers
Repository
Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
Copyright
Charles Pender
Credit Line
Charles Pender / RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Non-commercial use with attribution permitted (CC BY-NC 4.0)